Hello,

I would say that an Acorn Woodpecker in Monroe would
be extremely unlikely. If you see this bird again,
please try to get photos. The filberts make this
sound a little convincing, but more details and
documentation are needed. Did this bird have a light
colored eye?

Incidentally, I heard someone on the radio two weeks
ago who said they lived in Steilicoom or Puyallup or
somewhere down there, and found a dead Acorn
Woodpecker on the sidewalk in front of their house.
They said it was still warm too. They got it stuffed
by a taxidermist and it now sits in their living room.
Again, it sounds very bizarre, but you would think
that if they had a specimen like that in hand, they
could (or the taxidermist) be able to put a correct
I.D. on it.

Who knows?

Michael Dossett
Bothell, Washington
Phainopepla at yahoo.com
--- "Aubert, Steve" <Steve.Aubert at METROKC.GOV> wrote:
<snip>

> We also had a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS and a
> small one that looks to me
> like Sibley's picture of an ACORN WOODPECKER. Is
> this reasonable for this
> area? I did find a couple of filbert's stuffed into
> the crevasses of a
> large and very soft cedar stump.

<snip>

> Good birding to you all,
> Steve Aubert
> Environmental Services Unit
> King County Dept. of Natural Resources
> 322 W. Ewing St.
> Seattle, WA. 98119-1507
> Phone: 206-684-2351
> Cell Phone: 206-696-0784
> Fax: 206-684-2395
> email: steve.aubert at metrokc.gov
>
>


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